Elio Grasso - Barolo Gavarini Vigna Chiniera 2020 (1.5L)
Price: $200.00
| Producer | Elio Grasso |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Subregion | Monforte d'Alba |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 8213 |
| Size | 1.5L |
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2020 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is a heady almost exotic wine. Harvest took place on October 17 very late for the year. Hard candy kirsch menthol dried rose petal mint and blood orange infuse the 2020 with striking depth. The tannins often incisive here are remarkably polished. A wine of beautiful nuance and persistence the 2020 Gavarini is not the most obvious wine in this range but it could very well be the classiest. Don't miss it! - By Antonio Galloni on November 2023 Gianluca Grasso made some of the most impressive Barolos of the vintage. Harvest for the core Nebbiolo parcels took place between October 17 and 23 very much on the later side for the year. The wines were done with long submerged cap macerations and aged in cask. Perhaps more importantly Gianluca Grasso is among the producers who have developed a very distinctive and personal style. The wines are quite classic in some ways but also contemporary in their sense of polish. I also revisited the 2019 Barolos which are just as impressive as they were last year. The just-bottled 2019 Riserva Rüncot is quite promising. As a reminder the Rüncot is the only Barolo here aged in French oak barrique. Long aging in barrel and a light touch mean wood is rarely intrusive in that wine especially with cellaring.
vWine Advocate: 95 Points
Showing a slightly heavier fruit profile from the hot vintage the Elio Grasso 2020 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera has aromas of strawberry tart with gelatin; there is also a dark tarry note and clean earthy tones. You don't get the floral aromas as much in this wine. The wine is very focused on fruit and earth with some background spice. It finishes smooth and with length showing good acidity and the tannins are present but not overwhelming. Elio Grasso makes some of my favorite wines and I had been looking forward to tasting the 2016 Barolo Riserva Rüncot. As beautiful as the wine is today I did find it to be mature or further along its evolutionary track than expected. Instead of setting it aside for long aging I recommend drinking it over the next 10 years. Published: Apr 04 2024
